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Date:      Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:10:05 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Tom Duffey <tduffey@wi.rr.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help! Configuring for two IP addresses => one interface, and NATD
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009140007390.1982-100000@linuxpower.p00t.net>
In-Reply-To: <002a01c01e05$f05e8550$1200a8c0@zircon>

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> Change the netmask of the alias from 255.255.255.0 to 255.255.255.255.  I
> know it doesn't seem right, but all the FreeBSD machines I've worked on
> require aliases to have 255.255.255.255 as their netmask.

Continuing this just a bit further... as far as I can tell, an alias
should always have 255.255.255.255 as it's netmask *unless* it is not on
the same network as your primary IP.  When this is the case, use the
netmask of the alias' network.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Tom Duffey



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